going back to stock Intake increase MPG?

[97Lude]

Just curious, but if i got rid of my CAI, would my MPG increase or decrease? or not really do much at all?

[WiKKeDV16]

should incase a tad.. since the stock airbox acts like a restriction compared to ur aftermarket intake.. the motor cant perform at the efficiency it was with the intake.. therefore some mpg is replaced... atleast thats how i see it anyway.. if u do replace the stock airbox... be sure to reset the ecu properly..

[jdmkid]

i would say it would increase because with cai more air means more gas put in so less air less gas used

[alb_accord]

how is gona burn more gas if more air is added. where does it find the place to add this gas? more air means less place for gass. he is not compresing the air to make more place for gas lol

[Bluejayde]

I can tell you from testing CAI, short ram, and stock that CAI gets the best, then short ram, then stock.

[NutBucket]

how is gona burn more gas if more air is added. where does it find the place to add this gas? more air means less place for gass. he is not compresing the air to make more place for gas lol

Cause you have to maintain the proper mixture. If there's more air the ECU will adjust accordingly.

[i97supratti]

So who is right? Which of the 3, (CAI, Short Ram, stock) gives the best MPG?

[NutBucket]

I'm going with stock. Tho I noticed no difference switching from stock to a CAI with my H.

[aero]

CAI should be better... car doesnt have to work as hard for the air coming in. I got better mpg when i first swapped.

[accordaffair]

More efficient engines get better mpg in comparison. I'd say going from cai to stock would decrease mpg. With my stock air setup I couldn't get passing power at 65+, with the cai you have more passing power at higher speeds, I noticed a slight increase if anything, but you could tell me I made no increase in mpg and I might be inclined to believe you after a while. But I would say that with my cai the engine is more efficient and therefore gets better mpg.

[trendyexr]

All you guys wondering why it would make sense for more air to give better gas milage, need to learn how an engine runs.. The leaner (less gas, more air) it runs, the more power you get. running rich (more gas less air) = inefficient, incomplete combustion, since there is not enough air (the limiting agent in the reaction) to allow the gas to burn fully. Thats why the car smells more like gas when you first start it up, and that's why more air is better and more efficient. Efficient = less energy loss = better mpg.

[BustedLX]

This thread has gone into the "fucking stupid" zone. If you want to increase your MPG I would give the engine a tune-up. Particular replacing your fuel filter. You know do the usual spark plugs, cap, rotor, wires, clean your CAI air filter with the correct cleaners and if your engine is an F22A running N/A run 87 octane fuel.

Also be sure to run a good cleaner threw the fuel system.

[dwf137]

the colder the air the better because it's more dense, and the more air the better. a ram air will get you more air, but it's warm. the stock box will get you cold air, but not as much. a cai will get you a good ammount of cold air. There's fuel that goes un-used in every igniton of the sparkplugs because there's not enough air. The more air you can get in, the more gas you're going to burn, the more power you're going to see, and the better gas mileage you're going to get. cai>ram>stock

[FishyMan]

but risks of the CAI is reason why...

i going back to stock box..

[alb_accord]

This thread has gone into the "fucking stupid" zone. If you want to increase your MPG I would give the engine a tune-up. Particular replacing your fuel filter. You know do the usual spark plugs, cap, rotor, wires, clean your CAI air filter with the correct cleaners and if your engine is an F22A running N/A run 87 octane fuel.

Also be sure to run a good cleaner threw the fuel system.

thank god someone said it.